Cullis, or Thickened Gravy
Ingredients
Directions
In a basin, mix 1 tablespoon thickening or 1-2 tablespoons flour with a ladleful of gravy.
Stir quickly and gradually add the rest of the gravy until well mixed.
Pour the mixture back into a stew-pan and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
Ensure the thickening incorporates fully with the gravy.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Flour
- Starch that swells as it heats in the gravy, thickening it and giving it body.
The step that matters
Stir quickly and gradually add the gravy to the thickener. Starch clumps when it hits liquid in one spot. Mixing it with a ladleful of gravy first and adding the rest gradually lets the granules disperse evenly, so the gravy thickens smoothly without lumps.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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